Windshield visor



' Jan. 10, 1928. 1,655,513

' F. J. SCHMIDT, JR., ET AL.

' WINDSHIELD; VISOR 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 Filed May 13, 1926 5% ATTORNEY? Jan. '10, 1928. 1,655,513

F. J. SCHMIDT, JR., ET AL WINDSHIELD VISOR Filed May 13, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A TTORNEYfi Patented Jan. 10, 1 9 28. i y i i I UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE. ii'ns vors J. SCHMIDT, Jnj, AnncHAnLEs J. NASH, or WAuWnTosA, wIsconsin. I wrivnsnrnrn vIsoR. I i Application file d May 13, 1926; Serial No. 108,788.

This invention relates to improvements in wardly inclined and also laterally inclined visor attachments for wind shields. 1 from its longitudinalcenter line, as best in- The object of this invention is to provide dicated in Figure 3. Upwardly projectim the glass wind shield of a. vehicle with an ribs 18. extend obliquely from said longi 60 fi'efiicient non-rattling visor for the drivcfs tudinal center line laterally and forwardly I use which will elfectuallyexclu'de glare from to direct water from the roof toward the the lights of an approaching vehicle and sides of the visor. The forward margin of reflected glare from the lights of a following the roof is provided with a transverse upvehicle; also, to provide such a visor with standing flange 19' and depending ears or 65 adjustable portions operable from the brackets 20 at the respective corners which drivers seat, whereby the range of vision, have apertures 28 to receive the ends of rods particularly lateral vision, may be increased 21 which extend. through the respective when the conditionsof travel permit and bushings l1 and are each provided onthe decreased for the purpose of excluding glare, inner side of the glass wind shield with an 70 15 rain or snow. v I A j operating knob 22. a

A further object of this invention is to Sleeves 24 are secured to the rods 21-by provide an improved visor with adequate any suitable means, such as the cotter-pins means for clamping the same to the exterior 25, and each of these sleeves 24 is secured to a surface of the glass and utilizing it in co- Side Wing 26, the inner upper corners of 7 operation with glare excluding screens which which are normally engaged in a slot or are held to the interiorsurface of the notch 28 (Figure 4) in the stop block 29 by the same clamping meansemployed for which is secured to the fixed portion 30 of securing the visor in position. the side Wall by bolts or rivets indicated at In th drawings; 31'. The wing 26 is held in the notch under 25 Figure l is a sectional view of theiun resilient tension derived fronrthe coiled proved visor and shield, drawn generally to spring 33 interposed'between the knob 22 :1 plane exposing one of the clamping bolts. and the clamping nut 15 on the inner end Figure 2 is a sectional view drawn toa of the sleeve bushing 11. But bypushing plane indicated by line 2-2 of Figure 1; the knob forwardly, or in thedirection of m Figure 3 is a plan view, partly in horithe wind shieldglass, the'outer end ofthe zontal section, on a plane indicated by lin rod .21 will slide in the bearing aperture 23 3--3 of Figure 1. and theassociated wing 26 will ,be moved Figure 4 is a detail view (enlarged) showforwardly until its inner upper corner is ing a fragment of the visor and its adjustretracted from the notch 28, whereupon the as abl ide wing. knob 22may berotatively adjusted to swing Figure 5 is a detail isometric view of the the wing 26 laterally to a substantially horiinterior non-glare shield. zontal position with its aforesaid corner in Figure 6 is a detail view-showii'ig a slight registry with a horizontallydisposed notch structural modification to adapt the invenor open slot- 28 into which the corner of 9 tion to inclined wind shields. p the wing will be urged by the spring 33 if Like parts are identified by the same refer pressure upon the knob '22 is then relieved. cnce characters throughout the several views. It will be observed in Figure'2 that wings 26 A fragment of the wind shield glass are provided on both sides'of the visor and illustrated in section at A in Figures .1 and each may be adjusted independently of the "i 3. Sleeve bushings 11 extend through these other. Each of'the wings is preferablv proapertures to connect a pair of fran'ies to the vided at its front end with an obliquely ininner and outer surfaces of the glass. These turnedextremity 35 to exclude. objectionable sleeve bushings extend through the respeclight rays that might otherwise enter the tive side bars 13 and 14of the frames and visor and be reflected from the opposing side are provided at their respective ends with wall to the eyes of the driver. A bottom clamping nuts 15. The frames 13 and 14 wall 27 will preferably be'provided to not are provided with rubber cushions 12 which only'exclude glare from wet pavements but are seated in suitable channels in the frame also to exclude the water which might otherhars and bear against the wind shieldglass. wise be splashed from the cowl upwardly The outer frame 13 constitutes a portion ot it against the portion of the windshield emvisor having a roof portion 17 which is forbraced by the visor;

suitably aperturcd tor the reception of the wing operz'tting rods 21. In the coust ruction shown. the ZIPPl'lilll'l-(l portions of these arms l3 are interposed between the front ends oil the springs :33 and the clamping nuts 1.3 of the sleeve bushings ll. 'llhcrel'ore, the pressure ot the spring tends to hold the slide' ltl in any position oi vertical adjustment in cooperation with the notch engaging lips or flanges at the lower ends of the arms.

The material of which the arms and the slide is composed. is sutliciently resilient to allow the lips 44; to withdraw from the notch under pressure manually exerted upon the handle ll.

The shields will preferably be formed of celluloid or other translucent material suitably colored to prevent glare and to absorb light coming through the rear window of the car body sufficiently to prevent objectionable reflection into the eyes of the driver. The left hand end of the shield all) is preferably provided with an inturned obliquely disposed wing at? and a eo-operative adjustable wing 48 hinged to the wing 47 at 49, whereby the wing 48 may be folded upon the wing 4t? or swung downwardly.at the side of the left hand arm 4-3 as shown in Figure 5. A stud or embossed projection 50 on the wing 4.7 may serve to hold the shield 48 in either oi its positions of adjustment. If desired, the shield it) may 2 lso be provided with end flanges 51 for guiding engagement with the frame bars let, which co-act with the rods .21. in guiding the shield 4.0 for vertical movement.

Referring to Figure (3, it will be observed that the wind shield it is inclined. [li rauic bars 13* and ll? corresponding with the frame bars 13 and 114;, shown in Figure l. are adapted for clamping engagement with the obliquely disposed glass of the wind shield and are provided with boss '35 and 56, respectively, the outer surfaces ol. which are vertically disposed, to receive the clamping nuts 15 which secure the sleeve 11 in no sition. The fixed side wall portions allot the visor will, of course, have correspondingly inclined inner margins, but otherwise the construction will be substantially the same as that described with reference to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive.

Under ordinary conditions, the shield at) will be raised to allmv clear vision tln'ough the visor. \Vhen so raised, it may be entirely out of the line of vision of the driver or it may be in a line of vision through the space above the visor. during night driving, it will be desirable to swing the wing l8 downwardly to the position inwhich it is shown in Figure 5 to prevent glare from the lamps of an approaching vehicle from entering the eye of the driver along the left hand side of the visor. Under all other conditions the wing 8 will preferably be swung iu'nvardly and support.- ed on the stud fill in order to allow clear vision toward the left hand side ol the roadway. The lelt hand wing iii} may he also swung to the position in which it is shown in Figure 2 T01 the saute reason. The right hand wing may be kept in the horizontal position at all times except when it is desired to exclude rain or snow.

e claim:

1. The combination with the wind shield of a vehicle, of a visor therefor, and a set of supporting members extending through the wind shield for clampingly securing the visor thereto, said visor having laterally adjustable side wings, and actuating devices therefor extending through said visor supporting members, whereby the driver of the car may adjust said wings without leaving his seat.

2. The combination with a. wind shield of a vehicle, of a visor secured thereto and provided with laterally adjustable side portions, and adjusting connections for said side wall portions extending to the rear of the wind shield and adapted to be operated by the driver of the vehicle.

The combination with a. vehicle wind shield, ot a. set of trainers having cushioned bearings on the inner and outer surfaces of the shield, and means tor connecting said frames through the shield, said frames bc ing provided with glare mcluding devices.

The ioinbinatiim with a vehicle rind shield, ol a set o'li frames havin cus oned bearings on the inner and outer we oi the shield, means to:- connecting said 'lrzunes through the shield. said frames being providcd with glare excluding devices, and having means for adjusting such devices by a person occupying the drivers scat.

The combination oi? a vehicle wind shield provided with bolt apertures. a visor having side portions in registry with said apertures and seemed to theshield by tubular clamping bolts extending through said apertures. said visor being also provided with tubular side bars having laterally adjustable wings, and wing adjusting connections extending through said side bars 1nd clamping bolts to the space in the rear oi? the wind shield.

6- The combination with vehicle wind lVhcn so adjusted 7. The combination with a vehiclewind shield. provided withapertures therein, of: a visor clamped to the wind shield by a set of bushings extendingthrough said apeitin-es, iiiovi-iblc side wings for said visor, rods exti-inding through said bushings and connected with said'side wings, and slotted brackets in which marginal portions of the side wings may be engaged in a plurality of positions of adjustment. 7

8. The combination with a Vehicle wind shield, providedwith apertures,therein, of

a visor clamped to the Windshield by a set.

of bushings extending through saidapertiires, movable sidewings for saidvisor, rods extending through said b shin gs and connected with said side wings, and slotted brackets in which marginal portions of the side wings may be engaged in a plurality of positions of adjustment, each of. said rods being provided with an operating piece and aspring interposed between said oper-' ating piece and the associated bushing for urging the rod to a position with its wing,

in pressure engagement with its bracket.

1 E). The combination with a vehicle wind shield, ofa cushioned frame applied to its inner surface and provided with anadjustable glare excluding slide, another cushioned frame applied to its outer surface and provided with forwardly projecting visor walls, and means extending through the wind shield and clampingly connecting said frames thereto. M i i I 7 10. The combination with a vehicle wind shield, of a cushioned frame applied toits inner surface and providedwith an adjustable glare excluding slide,-another cushioned frame applied to its outer surface and provided with forwardly projecting visor walls, and means extending through the wind shield and clampingly connecting said frames thereto, said glare excluding slide being adjustable into and. out of the line of the drivers vision.

11. The combination with a vehicle wind shield, of a cushioned frame applied to its inner surface and provided with an adjustable glare excluding slide, another cushioned frame applied to its outer surface and pro- 12. The combination with aveliicle wind Eil116ltl, f {t CllSlllOIlGCl frame applied to its inner surfaceand provided w th an au ish able glare excluding slide, anotherciisl cued frame applied to its outer surface and provided with fi'irwardly pro ecting visor means extending through the wind shield and clanipingly connecting said frames thereto, said glare excliuling slide being ai jiistablo into and out of the hue oi the drivfefisvision, and l'iaving an obliquely on tel iing member formed in. adjustable seclions, said slide also having depending arm's adapted for interlocking engageinent'with the associated frame'niember;

13. The combination. with a vehicle wind shield, of a visor secured to the front face thereof, and a co-operative. glarei excluding screen vertically adjustable upon the inner face of the shield across the sight opening of the visor and provided with an obliquely disposed wing at one end extending laterally and inwardly from the portion of theshield engaged by the visor in a position to prevent 1 ye of light, from reaching the eyes of the driver from anapproaching vehicle through space exterior to the visor.

let. The combination with a vehicle wind shielihof a visor secured. to the front-face thereof, and a co-operative glare excluding screen vertically adjustable upon tlieiinner face'of the shieldacross the sight opening 'of'the visor and provided: with an obliquely (llSDQSGClWlIIg. at one end extending laterally andinwardly from the portion of the shield engaged by the visor in a position to prevent rays of light fronireaching the eyes of the driver from an approaching vehicle tl'iroiigh inner face of theshield and having supporting members provided with vertically extending slots through which the visor bolts extend in clamping relation thereto, whereby said screen may be adjusted vertically by loosening said clamping bolts.

16. In an anti-glare attachment for wind shields, a glare excluding screen, and means for adjustably securing said screen to the inner face of the wind shield,said screen having an obliquely disposed wing at its left hand end pitched inwardly from the body of the shield, said wing having a pivoted extension adapted to be either swung to a downwardly extending position or folded upwardly upon the other portion of the wing.

17. The combination with a vehicle wind shield, of a visor having a side wall portion pivotally' connected with the body of the visor along its upper margin and also niovable along said pivotal axis, means for resiliently moving said side wall portion along said axis in one direction, an operating rod for manually moving it in the other direction, and locking devices for preventing movement of said side wall portion except when manually adjusted axially in opposition to the resilient pressure.

18. The combination with a vehicle wind shield, of a visor having a side wall portion pivotally supporting for lateral swinging movements, means for manually adjusting said wall portion from the opposite side of the wind shield, and means for interlocking said wall portion in its adjusted position under resilient pressure when manually released;

19. The combination with a vehicle wind shield, of a visor having alaterally movable side wall portion, means "for locking said wall portion, and a manually operable adjusting device extending through the wind shield and adapted to permit manual reciprocation interlocking and rotative adjusting operations by the driver of the vehicle.

20. The combination with a wind shield visor having a fixed side wall portion and a swinging side wall portion adapted to be I normally interlocked with the fixed portion at one end in various positions of adjustment, a spring adapted to normally hold the swinging wall portion in any one of the different aositions of interlockin en a ement and an operating piece for moving the wall portion along the axis of its swinging movement and against the pressure of the spring for releasing and adjusting it to a difi'erent position.

21. In an anti-glare attachment for wind shields, a visor secured to the front face vided with a forwardly and downwar of the shield and having an adjustable glare excluding side wall portion, a glare excluding translucent screen adjustably mounted on the inner face of said shield, means extending through the shield and adapted to secure both the visor and the screen thereto, and provided with means for permitting an adjustment of either the screen or said side wall portion by the driver while driving the vehicle.

22. In an anti-glare attachment for transparent vehicle wind shields, the combination with such wind shield of a rotative'rod extending through said shield, and a pivotally mounted wing supported in a plane substantially perpendicular to the wind shield and parallel to the axis of the rod and adapted to be swung by said rod upon an axis also substantially perpendicular to the outer face of said shield toward and from a vertical plane, said rod having an actuating piece at its inner end accessible to the driver of the vehicle.

fin anti-glare attachment for transparent vehicle Windshields, comprising the combination with. such a shield, of a visor secured to the front face thereof and proy in clined top wall, a side wall portion having a lower margin in a line subsr ally nerpendicular to the outer face or cooperative with a movable side wall portion disposed, as an extension of the first mentioned portion and adapted to be adjusted to either laterally enlarge or constrict the field of vision through the space underneath said top wall, and an actuating rod extending through thewind shield and provided with an operating piece at its inner end.

FRANCIS; J. SCHMIDT, JR. CHARLES J. NASH. 

